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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: From Childhood Entrepreneur to Ice Cream Mogul
TLDR Jeni Britton Bauer's journey from childhood entrepreneur to ice cream mogul involved challenges, financial struggles, and a Listeria contamination crisis, but her unwavering dedication to making ice cream and building community trust led to the success and growth of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams.
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The founder of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams recalls the challenging experience of recalling 265 tons of ice cream due to Listeria contamination.
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Jeni Britton Bauer reflects on her childhood experiences of moving schools and starting businesses, highlighting her early entrepreneurial spirit.
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Jeni Britton Bauer's interest in perfuming led her to experiment with adding essential oils to ice cream, sparking the idea that ice cream could be a perfect carrier for scent.
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Jeni Britton Bauer dropped out of college to start an ice cream stall with a friend, initially facing challenges to get a contract at the North Market in Columbus.
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Jeni Britton Bauer faced challenges and financial struggles while running her ice cream stall, but found inspiration in learning from others at the market and eventually decided to take an ice cream course to enhance her knowledge and skills.
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Jeni Britton Bauer realized the importance of consistently offering customers what they wanted after a disappointing experience at a coffee shop, leading her to refocus on creating ice cream flavors people loved.
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Jeni Britton Bauer persisted in convincing the North Market to accept her ice cream business by making and distributing ice cream samples until she eventually secured the necessary funding from investors.
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Jeni Britton Bauer launched Jenny's Splendid Ice Creams with a new approach, focusing on signature flavors, a seasonal menu, and a distinctive shopkeeper aesthetic that shifted the emphasis from herself to the ice cream, leading to immediate success.
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Jeni Britton Bauer aimed to set the standard for American ice cream, aspiring to make the best ice cream in the world, leading to the expansion of her business after a visit from a state regulator in 2005.
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The company faced a major crisis in 2015 when a pint of ice cream tested positive for Listeria, leading to a full recall and uncertainty about the future of the business.
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The success and growth of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams after the Listeria crisis is attributed to the community trust built around the company and Jeni Britton Bauer's unwavering dedication to making ice cream.
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